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What is financial freedom?

Provision - My basic needs are met.

Protection - Security that our provision will not be taken.

The weights on the scale are our choices.

God will not do what you can do, but God is willing to do what you cannot do.

Principle of the First: Whatever, wherever, and whenever I put God first in my life, I invite God into my situation.

We will become what we pursue.

Cain said, "I’ll bring what I want, when I want it."

Abel said, "God, I will bring you my first and my best."

If you really want to know where someone’s heart is, look where they spend their money and where they spend their time.

2 Chronicles 27

Following the Principle of the First by returning the tithe is less about our receiving blessing from God and more about aligning our hearts to His.

Memory Verse:
1 Chronicles 16:29 NLT
Give to the LORD the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his presence. Worship the LORD in all his holy splendor.

Our God, the Holy One of Israel, is not a God you can buy. He is not a God you can manipulate; He is not a God you can control, but He is a God you can trust.

Parents: Your decisions, good or bad, will influence your kids. There is no one on this planet with more influence over your children than you. Don’t waste it!

As Christians we should be baffled by pride and arrogance.
-Andy Stanley

Success does not automatically mean your heart is aligned. Sometimes success is the very place where we have to guard our hearts most carefully.

You promote what you permit.

Greed, like every sin, is always connected to pride.

Worship transformed hearts of greed into hearts of generosity.

WHEN HEARTS ALIGN, GENEROSITY BECOMES A LIFESTYLE.

Idol worship of any kind is always a misalignment of the heart.

2. He called them to fix the temple.

You will never fix the temple if the people running it are broken.

Idol worship of any type is always the misalignment of the heart.

Kyle and Amber’s Testimony

Do I need to change some things so I can more accurately represent the person that God says I am?

3. He gathered the leaders, and they purified themselves and brought their sacrifice.

4. He brought in the worship team to play music.

5. He called the people to bring their sacrifices.

Worship had transformed their hearts from hearts of greed to hearts of generosity.

Generosity, as it relates to worship, aligns our heart with God in ways that nothing else will.

When you say "yes" to God, you help someone else say "yes" to God.

Kyle and Amber’s Testimony

Before you ever offer a dime, Jesus really wants your heart. He wants your trust. He wants your life. He wants you.